True story of Jewish boy in flight from the Nazis and hiding in the forest is told here with a fair amount of sentiment
This sweet if somewhat sentiment-and-string-section-forward Canadian film tells the true story of Max, a Jewish boy aged 12 from Warsaw, trying to evade capture during the second world war. Max’s mother (Berkley Silverman), aware that there’s only a little time left and she and her baby daughter won’t make it, manages to bundle Max off to go stay with a Polish family deep in the forest who will be paid for their troubles. Jasko (Richard Armitage) and Kasia (Masa Lizdek) are basically good souls, but when the authorities start coming round looking for hiding Jews and Max only just manages to convince them he’s Kasia’s little brother, the Polish couple feel they can’t risk endangering their own and their child’s lives for Max.
This sweet if somewhat sentiment-and-string-section-forward Canadian film tells the true story of Max, a Jewish boy aged 12 from Warsaw, trying to evade capture during the second world war. Max’s mother (Berkley Silverman), aware that there’s only a little time left and she and her baby daughter won’t make it, manages to bundle Max off to go stay with a Polish family deep in the forest who will be paid for their troubles. Jasko (Richard Armitage) and Kasia (Masa Lizdek) are basically good souls, but when the authorities start coming round looking for hiding Jews and Max only just manages to convince them he’s Kasia’s little brother, the Polish couple feel they can’t risk endangering their own and their child’s lives for Max.
- 5/21/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Photo: Brendan Penny, Amanda Schull Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster
Hallmark Mystery has released details of a new, original mystery moving starring Amanda Schull and Brendan Penny.
The movie tells the story of a retired army medical examiner and a charming police detective working to solve a murder. Read on to find out more about the movie and its cast and see images taken on the movie film set.
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home on Hallmark Mystery Photo: Linda Ko, Amanda Schull, Brendan Penny Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster
According to the official synopsis, small-town life turns deadly for retired army doctor, Dr. Rachel Hunt (Amy Schull) who returns home. Rachel is a smart, intuitive family doctor and was previously a trauma surgeon in the US Army. However, after losing her husband in combat, she retired from her commission and is now settling into a quiet new life...
Hallmark Mystery has released details of a new, original mystery moving starring Amanda Schull and Brendan Penny.
The movie tells the story of a retired army medical examiner and a charming police detective working to solve a murder. Read on to find out more about the movie and its cast and see images taken on the movie film set.
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home on Hallmark Mystery Photo: Linda Ko, Amanda Schull, Brendan Penny Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster
According to the official synopsis, small-town life turns deadly for retired army doctor, Dr. Rachel Hunt (Amy Schull) who returns home. Rachel is a smart, intuitive family doctor and was previously a trauma surgeon in the US Army. However, after losing her husband in combat, she retired from her commission and is now settling into a quiet new life...
- 4/11/2024
- by Anne King
- Celebrating The Soaps
Despite disappointing box office returns for The Marvels, Kamala Khan actress Iman Vellani is excited about her MCU future and possibly teaming up with younger heroes to punch evil in its stupid face. While nothing is written in stone, the final scene of Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels hints at a potential Young Avengers film, with Iman Vellani playing a Nick Fury-type role as she recruits up-and-coming superheroes to commit exciting acts of derring-do. Speaking with Yahoo Entertainment, Vellani revealed who she’d like to team up with for a Young Avengers initiative, and some of her choices could surprise you.
Before we reveal the list, here’s some background for how The Marvels sets up its Young Avengers tease. We’re about to take a trip into Spoiler Town, so proceed with caution! At the end of The Marvels, Kamala Khan does her best Nick Fury impression while...
Before we reveal the list, here’s some background for how The Marvels sets up its Young Avengers tease. We’re about to take a trip into Spoiler Town, so proceed with caution! At the end of The Marvels, Kamala Khan does her best Nick Fury impression while...
- 11/21/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The following article contains spoilers for "The Marvels," including the mid-credits scene.
"The Marvels" has finally hit theaters, and across the board, star Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, has received well-deserved praise. One just cannot look at her enthusiasm and joy and not smile. The film may be having a rough time at the box office, but if Vellani is the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that future is bright. In fact, the future of the MCU is something /Film's own Ethan Anderton discussed while chatting with Vellani about "The Marvels."
During their conversation, Anderton asked Vellani about the mid-credits scene where Kamala Khan recreates the very first MCU post-credits scene. You know, the "Iron Man" one where Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) for his Avengers Initiative? Not only does Kamala show up at Kate Bishop's (Hailee Steinfeld...
"The Marvels" has finally hit theaters, and across the board, star Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, has received well-deserved praise. One just cannot look at her enthusiasm and joy and not smile. The film may be having a rough time at the box office, but if Vellani is the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that future is bright. In fact, the future of the MCU is something /Film's own Ethan Anderton discussed while chatting with Vellani about "The Marvels."
During their conversation, Anderton asked Vellani about the mid-credits scene where Kamala Khan recreates the very first MCU post-credits scene. You know, the "Iron Man" one where Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) for his Avengers Initiative? Not only does Kamala show up at Kate Bishop's (Hailee Steinfeld...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the Industry Selects program of films beyond the official fest lineup and available for worldwide acquisition as each gets an in-person screening for film buyers and industry execs.
Leading the selection is director James Marsh’s Dance First, a biopic with Gabriel Byrne playing the literary giant Samuel Beckett and Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen and Fionn O’Shea also starring; and director Neil Burger’s Inheritance, a thriller that has a woman played by Phoebe Dynevor learning her father Sam (Rhys Ifans) was once a spy, which puts her at the center of an international conspiracy.
Also picked for market screenings in Toronto is Jimmy Warden’s Borderline, set in 1996 Los Angeles and starring Eric Dane, Ray Nicholson and Samara Weaving as a pop star taken hostage; The Home, a horror pic from Purge series creator James DeMonaco, and starring...
Leading the selection is director James Marsh’s Dance First, a biopic with Gabriel Byrne playing the literary giant Samuel Beckett and Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen and Fionn O’Shea also starring; and director Neil Burger’s Inheritance, a thriller that has a woman played by Phoebe Dynevor learning her father Sam (Rhys Ifans) was once a spy, which puts her at the center of an international conspiracy.
Also picked for market screenings in Toronto is Jimmy Warden’s Borderline, set in 1996 Los Angeles and starring Eric Dane, Ray Nicholson and Samara Weaving as a pop star taken hostage; The Home, a horror pic from Purge series creator James DeMonaco, and starring...
- 8/21/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fest also announces Connections, Microsessions, and Spotlight sessions.
TIFF has announced the Industry Selects acquisition titles available to buyers during the festival, a 12-strong roster featuring new work from James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, and Neil Burger.
Gabriel Byrne plays literary giant Samuel Beckett in Marsh’s Dance First alongside Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen, and Fionn O’Shea. Film Constellation represents worldwide rights and the film will close San Sebastian.
Phoebe Dynevor stars with Rhys Ifans for Burger in Inheritance, a thriller about a woman who uncovers her father’s espionage past. CAA Media Finance handles sales.
Snow (Cheating Hitler:...
TIFF has announced the Industry Selects acquisition titles available to buyers during the festival, a 12-strong roster featuring new work from James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, and Neil Burger.
Gabriel Byrne plays literary giant Samuel Beckett in Marsh’s Dance First alongside Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen, and Fionn O’Shea. Film Constellation represents worldwide rights and the film will close San Sebastian.
Phoebe Dynevor stars with Rhys Ifans for Burger in Inheritance, a thriller about a woman who uncovers her father’s espionage past. CAA Media Finance handles sales.
Snow (Cheating Hitler:...
- 8/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Principal photography has begun on the World War II drama The Boy in the Woods, a big-screen adaptation of the wartime novel The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War by Maxwell Smart.
The film is currently shooting in North Bay, Canada.
Rebecca Snow (Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust) writes and directs the pic for Lumanity and JoBro Production. Myriad Pictures holds worldwide rights (excluding Canada) and will be selling the film at the American Film Market.
Billed as a “true-life survival story,” the film follows Max, a Jewish boy hiding in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during WWII. Max is an aspiring artist who escapes death when his selfless mother tells him to run away from the Nazi trucks which they are about to board. He befriends a farmer, Jasko, and his family, who take him in. But with mounting...
The film is currently shooting in North Bay, Canada.
Rebecca Snow (Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust) writes and directs the pic for Lumanity and JoBro Production. Myriad Pictures holds worldwide rights (excluding Canada) and will be selling the film at the American Film Market.
Billed as a “true-life survival story,” the film follows Max, a Jewish boy hiding in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during WWII. Max is an aspiring artist who escapes death when his selfless mother tells him to run away from the Nazi trucks which they are about to board. He befriends a farmer, Jasko, and his family, who take him in. But with mounting...
- 10/31/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Fortunetelling is a great trick, but it only works if you know how to cold read -- absorbing everything in front of you and dropping some meaty guesses about what's on others' minds. Figuring out what's next for one of the biggest media franchises in the world is similar. Only President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige (and those under NDAs) know what's next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, we can take the hints they're leaving and deliver some fun ideas about what's coming next.
We're about to present twelve educated guesses about the next era of the MCU. Based on what the franchise has already shown us, hints from events like 2022's San Diego Comic-Con, well-sourced filming rumors, and (a lot of) speculation drawn from Marvel's extensive comic book history, we predict what's next for Marvel Studios. We're barely scratching the surface of possible storylines with Kang the Conquerer's rise to power,...
We're about to present twelve educated guesses about the next era of the MCU. Based on what the franchise has already shown us, hints from events like 2022's San Diego Comic-Con, well-sourced filming rumors, and (a lot of) speculation drawn from Marvel's extensive comic book history, we predict what's next for Marvel Studios. We're barely scratching the surface of possible storylines with Kang the Conquerer's rise to power,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Margaret David
- Slash Film
The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four has included box office blockbusters like the billion-dollar-grossing “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (942 million worldwide and counting), plus the MCU’s first foray into television with hits like “WandaVision” and “Loki.” But what Phase Four has lacked for a majority of MCU fans is a sense of narrative drive and cohesion. As Variety‘s Adam B. Vary wrote last month, “Instead of the incremental escalation of the Infinity Saga, there is no sense yet of where Phase Four is heading — if, indeed, it is heading in any single direction.”
As of now, the MCU has a handful of dangling cliffhangers that don’t appear to have any connection to one another and that don’t appear to be building toward a franchise-uniting endgame: There’s Doctor Strange teaming up with Clea to fix an incursion in the multiverse,...
As of now, the MCU has a handful of dangling cliffhangers that don’t appear to have any connection to one another and that don’t appear to be building toward a franchise-uniting endgame: There’s Doctor Strange teaming up with Clea to fix an incursion in the multiverse,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
There’s no rest for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Just one month after the conclusion of the Oscar Isaac-led “Moon Knight” and a month before “Thor: Love and Thunder” is slated to hit theaters, the newest series in the interconnected franchise is set to make its Disney+ debut.
Premiering Wednesday, June 8, “Ms. Marvel” stars newcomer Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen from Jersey City who lives and breathes everything Avengers. A megafan of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) who spends what some might say is too much time in a fantasy world of her own creation, Kamala, the MCU’s first Muslim superhero, sees her life changed forever once she discovers she has powers of her own. This shocking discovery, of which only her best friend Bruno (Matt Lintz) is aware, thrusts Kamala into a spotlight she’s not quite ready for, especially since she’s already living...
Premiering Wednesday, June 8, “Ms. Marvel” stars newcomer Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen from Jersey City who lives and breathes everything Avengers. A megafan of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) who spends what some might say is too much time in a fantasy world of her own creation, Kamala, the MCU’s first Muslim superhero, sees her life changed forever once she discovers she has powers of her own. This shocking discovery, of which only her best friend Bruno (Matt Lintz) is aware, thrusts Kamala into a spotlight she’s not quite ready for, especially since she’s already living...
- 6/6/2022
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses major plot points of Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” currently in theaters. Do not read until you’ve seen the movie.
Practically from the moment that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced that Elizabeth Olsen would star in the Disney+ series “WandaVision,” he also made clear that the events of that show would tie into Olsen’s subsequent appearance as Wanda Maximoff in the feature film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
What Feige did not reveal — and what Disney carefully obscured in its marketing for the film right up to its release in theaters — is that Wanda doesn’t show up as Strange’s compatriot in “Multiverse of Madness”: She’s the villain.
At the end of “WandaVision,” Wanda fully accepts her identity as the Scarlet Witch, one of the most powerful wielders of magic in the universe.
Practically from the moment that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced that Elizabeth Olsen would star in the Disney+ series “WandaVision,” he also made clear that the events of that show would tie into Olsen’s subsequent appearance as Wanda Maximoff in the feature film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
What Feige did not reveal — and what Disney carefully obscured in its marketing for the film right up to its release in theaters — is that Wanda doesn’t show up as Strange’s compatriot in “Multiverse of Madness”: She’s the villain.
At the end of “WandaVision,” Wanda fully accepts her identity as the Scarlet Witch, one of the most powerful wielders of magic in the universe.
- 5/8/2022
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: spoilers ahead for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."
Every big post-"Avengers" superhero movie requires some suspension of disbelief. Where's everyone who could help this hero? Do they draw straws to take turns saving the world? In "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," the logistics of Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch's search for her family is even more confounding.
In the movie, Wanda Maximoff (Olsen) goes fully darksided while in pursuit of what she sees as the perfect alternate universe -- in which the kids she dreamed up in "WandaVision," Tommy and Billy (Jett Klyne and Julian Hilliard), exist and are...
The post Elizabeth Olsen Explains Quicksilver and Vision's Absence From Multiverse of Madness appeared first on /Film.
Every big post-"Avengers" superhero movie requires some suspension of disbelief. Where's everyone who could help this hero? Do they draw straws to take turns saving the world? In "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," the logistics of Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch's search for her family is even more confounding.
In the movie, Wanda Maximoff (Olsen) goes fully darksided while in pursuit of what she sees as the perfect alternate universe -- in which the kids she dreamed up in "WandaVision," Tommy and Billy (Jett Klyne and Julian Hilliard), exist and are...
The post Elizabeth Olsen Explains Quicksilver and Vision's Absence From Multiverse of Madness appeared first on /Film.
- 5/7/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
“WandaVision” has the chance to dominate the 2021 Emmy nominations judging from its submissions on this year’s Emmy ballots. The show has 45 entries across categories — 46 if you count Best Documentary/Nonfiction Special contender “Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of WandaVision.” Scroll down to see the list.
This is the first TV series set fully in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — as opposed to Netflix shows like “Jessica Jones” and ABC’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” which were more tangentially connected to the MCU. So it has the chance to do for this blockbuster movie franchise what “The Mandalorian” did for “Star Wars” last year when it won seven Emmys out of 15 nominations.
SEEPaul Bettany (‘WandaVision’) has a stronger chance than you think to win the Emmy, say these Experts
“WandaVision” can probably be expected to do well in craft categories for bringing its movie-quality sci-fi action to the small screen. But don...
This is the first TV series set fully in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — as opposed to Netflix shows like “Jessica Jones” and ABC’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” which were more tangentially connected to the MCU. So it has the chance to do for this blockbuster movie franchise what “The Mandalorian” did for “Star Wars” last year when it won seven Emmys out of 15 nominations.
SEEPaul Bettany (‘WandaVision’) has a stronger chance than you think to win the Emmy, say these Experts
“WandaVision” can probably be expected to do well in craft categories for bringing its movie-quality sci-fi action to the small screen. But don...
- 6/22/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
This article contains WandaVision spoilers.
The final episode of WandaVision is here, and it’s 45 minutes of big screen Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster chaos magic action…but on the small screen. And while pound for pound it’s a little lighter on Marvel Comics and MCU Easter eggs than what we’ve seen in previous weeks, there’s still Plenty to dig in to and fun things you might have missed.
In particular, this episode sets up at least two upcoming big screen adventures with both Captain Marvel 2 and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But there’s elements from WandaVision that will also resonate in future MCU TV series on Disney+ as well.
Let’s get to work…and if you spot anything we missed, let us know in the comments!
Scarlet Witch Wanda gets her first official, full blown Scarlet Witch costume in this episode, and it looks really great.
The final episode of WandaVision is here, and it’s 45 minutes of big screen Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster chaos magic action…but on the small screen. And while pound for pound it’s a little lighter on Marvel Comics and MCU Easter eggs than what we’ve seen in previous weeks, there’s still Plenty to dig in to and fun things you might have missed.
In particular, this episode sets up at least two upcoming big screen adventures with both Captain Marvel 2 and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But there’s elements from WandaVision that will also resonate in future MCU TV series on Disney+ as well.
Let’s get to work…and if you spot anything we missed, let us know in the comments!
Scarlet Witch Wanda gets her first official, full blown Scarlet Witch costume in this episode, and it looks really great.
- 3/5/2021
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for the WandaVision finale.
Please stand by.
In the season finale of Marvel’s Wanda Maximoff and Vision spinoff WandaVision, there were inevitable showdowns between two very badass witches and two surprisingly conversational synthezoids. Unanswered questions and tantalising post credits scenes lay ahead. But there was also a little disappointment in store for those fans who hoped there would be a major cameo appearance in the finale, or a possible entry point for the X-Men in the MCU.
We began the final episode right where we left off in the penultimate one, as Wanda and Agatha discovered the extent of each other’s powers. Agatha quickly revealed how easily she was able to absorb Wanda’s magic, which was inexorably amplified by Strucker’s Mind Stone experiments pre-Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Wanda soon realized that she was a bit out of her depth facing...
Please stand by.
In the season finale of Marvel’s Wanda Maximoff and Vision spinoff WandaVision, there were inevitable showdowns between two very badass witches and two surprisingly conversational synthezoids. Unanswered questions and tantalising post credits scenes lay ahead. But there was also a little disappointment in store for those fans who hoped there would be a major cameo appearance in the finale, or a possible entry point for the X-Men in the MCU.
We began the final episode right where we left off in the penultimate one, as Wanda and Agatha discovered the extent of each other’s powers. Agatha quickly revealed how easily she was able to absorb Wanda’s magic, which was inexorably amplified by Strucker’s Mind Stone experiments pre-Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Wanda soon realized that she was a bit out of her depth facing...
- 3/5/2021
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for WandaVision
You could say it all started with one Paul William Bettany.
Last month, the star of Marvel’s WandaVision got fans’ attention when he started teasing a new character arriving in the MCU spinoff series that had miraculously survived online leaks, which in turn meant that Evan Peters’ “Pietro” Maximoff definitely wasn’t who he was referring to.
“There is one character that has not been revealed,” Bettany told Esquire. “And it is very exciting. It is an actor I’ve longed to work with all of my life. We have some amazing scenes together and I think the chemistry between us is extraordinary and fireworks on set.”
The internet immediately got busy trying to work out exactly who Bettany was chatting about, and which character from Marvel Comics they could be playing. Robert De Niro as Mephisto? Keanu Reeves as Nightmare? It must be someone big and important,...
You could say it all started with one Paul William Bettany.
Last month, the star of Marvel’s WandaVision got fans’ attention when he started teasing a new character arriving in the MCU spinoff series that had miraculously survived online leaks, which in turn meant that Evan Peters’ “Pietro” Maximoff definitely wasn’t who he was referring to.
“There is one character that has not been revealed,” Bettany told Esquire. “And it is very exciting. It is an actor I’ve longed to work with all of my life. We have some amazing scenes together and I think the chemistry between us is extraordinary and fireworks on set.”
The internet immediately got busy trying to work out exactly who Bettany was chatting about, and which character from Marvel Comics they could be playing. Robert De Niro as Mephisto? Keanu Reeves as Nightmare? It must be someone big and important,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched Season 1, Episode 6 of Disney Plus’ “WandaVision.”
The last time we caught up with Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision’s (Paul Bettany) quirky adventures through television eras, we were in the curly and corny and colorful 1980s, dealing with superpowered and superaging twins, Vision’s growing consciousness of the anomalies of “WandaVision,” a dog that died for the bogus reason of eating too many of the next-door sorceresses’ azalea leaves and Wanda breaking her own fourth wall to confront S.W.O.R.D.
The sixth episode of “WandaVision” was just as replete with sitcom zaniness — heavily inspired by the early aughts Fox series “Malcolm in the Middle” — and with scenes of the investigative research of agents and scientists-gone-rogue. But that also means that this episode has left us with, yes, you guessed it, a bunch of puzzles to crack.
The last time we caught up with Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision’s (Paul Bettany) quirky adventures through television eras, we were in the curly and corny and colorful 1980s, dealing with superpowered and superaging twins, Vision’s growing consciousness of the anomalies of “WandaVision,” a dog that died for the bogus reason of eating too many of the next-door sorceresses’ azalea leaves and Wanda breaking her own fourth wall to confront S.W.O.R.D.
The sixth episode of “WandaVision” was just as replete with sitcom zaniness — heavily inspired by the early aughts Fox series “Malcolm in the Middle” — and with scenes of the investigative research of agents and scientists-gone-rogue. But that also means that this episode has left us with, yes, you guessed it, a bunch of puzzles to crack.
- 2/12/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
This WandaVision review contains spoilers.
WandaVision Episode 6
Ah, remember last week? When you were living in the glowing warmth of corporate synergy? When Disney’s ownership of Fox meant that, aside from essentially creating a monopoly, the company could also finally introduce the X-Men into the MCU? What a wild time. And in the wake of that utterly satisfying and enjoyable reveal, we now find Westview changed once again. The ’90s never happened and instead the Visions are living in what seems to be the year 2000.
It’s Halloween and the family is preparing for the big night. If you’re keeping count, Billy (Julian Hilliard) and Tommy (Jett Klyne) are still around 10 years old. The recently arrived Uncle Pietro is crashing on the couch, and Vision (Paul Bettany) and Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) seem to be back to normal. Or at least that’s what Vision wants Wanda to think.
WandaVision Episode 6
Ah, remember last week? When you were living in the glowing warmth of corporate synergy? When Disney’s ownership of Fox meant that, aside from essentially creating a monopoly, the company could also finally introduce the X-Men into the MCU? What a wild time. And in the wake of that utterly satisfying and enjoyable reveal, we now find Westview changed once again. The ’90s never happened and instead the Visions are living in what seems to be the year 2000.
It’s Halloween and the family is preparing for the big night. If you’re keeping count, Billy (Julian Hilliard) and Tommy (Jett Klyne) are still around 10 years old. The recently arrived Uncle Pietro is crashing on the couch, and Vision (Paul Bettany) and Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) seem to be back to normal. Or at least that’s what Vision wants Wanda to think.
- 2/12/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
For his first two features, Brandon Christensen has given us a pair of nightmarish examinations of parental paranoia with Still/Born and Z, with the latter officially headed onto Blu-ray and DVD this week, courtesy of Rlje Films and Shudder (it’s also now available on a variety of Digital platforms). Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Christensen and he discussed the inspiration behind the story of Z, the challenges of making “nothing” scary, collaborating with the film’s star Keegan Connor Tracy, and more.
Great to speak with you again, Brandon. You and Colin [Minihan] have collaborated together a few times now. I was hoping you could start off by discussing the process behind putting this story together for Z in particular, and how different that process was for you both this time around versus Still/Born.
Brandon Christensen: With Still/Born, Colin and I were both there from the beginning.
Great to speak with you again, Brandon. You and Colin [Minihan] have collaborated together a few times now. I was hoping you could start off by discussing the process behind putting this story together for Z in particular, and how different that process was for you both this time around versus Still/Born.
Brandon Christensen: With Still/Born, Colin and I were both there from the beginning.
- 9/1/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It’s creepy kids month here at Dread, and it really doesn’t get much creepier than Josh (Jett Klyne) in Brandon Christensen’s Z, a supernatural take on the dangers of having an imaginary friend that’s out on Blu-ray on September 1st. Do Not set up a play date with this kid. Josh’s mother, played by the […]...
- 8/31/2020
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
Winner of Scariest Feature Film at the 2019 Popcorn Frights Film Festival, Brandon Christensen's Z is coming to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, and VOD on September 1st from Rlje Films, and to celebrate, we've been provided with two Blu-ray copies of the horror film to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers!
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Z.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Z Blu-ray Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on September 7th. This contest is...
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Z.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Z Blu-ray Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on September 7th. This contest is...
- 8/31/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Z from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Z will be released on September 1, 2020 on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray.
Directed by Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) who co-wrote the movie with Colin Minihan, the horror film stars Keegan Connor Tracy (Final Destination 2), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Sara Canning (War for the Planet of the Apes), Stephen McHattie (Watchmen), and Chandra West (White Noise). Rlje Films will release Z on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.
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Directed by Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) who co-wrote the movie with Colin Minihan, the horror film stars Keegan Connor Tracy (Final Destination 2), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Sara Canning (War for the Planet of the Apes), Stephen McHattie (Watchmen), and Chandra West (White Noise). Rlje Films will release Z on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.
Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of Z. We Are Movie Geeks has two copies to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie that starts with the letter ‘Z’. (mine’s Zotz! It’s so easy!
- 8/21/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Deals announced in run-up to Cannes virtual market.
Raven Banner has swooped on Canadian distribution rights to horror Z, contagion thriller Sea Fever starring Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen and Dougray Scott, and supernatural thriller and Fantasia audience award winner Dead Dicks.
Z (pictured) explores what happens when a young mother begins to fear her introverted son’s imaginary friend may be terrifyingly real.
Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Stephen McHattie (Pontypool) star. Brandon Christensen directed Z, and wrote the screenplay with Colin Minihan. Chris Ball, Kurtis David Harder,...
Raven Banner has swooped on Canadian distribution rights to horror Z, contagion thriller Sea Fever starring Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen and Dougray Scott, and supernatural thriller and Fantasia audience award winner Dead Dicks.
Z (pictured) explores what happens when a young mother begins to fear her introverted son’s imaginary friend may be terrifyingly real.
Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Stephen McHattie (Pontypool) star. Brandon Christensen directed Z, and wrote the screenplay with Colin Minihan. Chris Ball, Kurtis David Harder,...
- 6/15/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The creepy kid horror canon is extensive. Often paired with the possession film or another supernatural subgenre, many of these pictures look to mine the common fear of a child with innate evil. For parents, they also tap into the fear that your child is not turning the way you imagined they would–in fact, they may be utterly psychotic.
Co-writer and director Brandon Christensen initially codes his second feature, Z, so that it fits neatly into these trappings. It’s apparent right out of the gate: a textural montage of Joshua (Jett Klyne) illustrates the cerebral and visceral immersion of childhood, where toy planes and trains roar to life with all the hums and throttles of their real-life counterparts. This opening also injects the tiniest hint of menace into youth, quickly teasing tension and the threat of violence before snapping it away.
Then, after this moment of abstract childhood bliss,...
Co-writer and director Brandon Christensen initially codes his second feature, Z, so that it fits neatly into these trappings. It’s apparent right out of the gate: a textural montage of Joshua (Jett Klyne) illustrates the cerebral and visceral immersion of childhood, where toy planes and trains roar to life with all the hums and throttles of their real-life counterparts. This opening also injects the tiniest hint of menace into youth, quickly teasing tension and the threat of violence before snapping it away.
Then, after this moment of abstract childhood bliss,...
- 5/18/2020
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Many of us have a childhood memory of a monster that we were convinced lived in the closet, under our bed, or in a particularly shadowy corner of our room. It’s funny how, as we age, the shadows simply become shadows and our fears slowly fade. Suppose, however, that the specter in the shadows never really went away… we just no longer had the imagination to see him.
Z chillingly challenges the idea that we can outgrow our deepest fears. The cynicism of adulthood can’t necessarily save you from the things that go bump in the night and our greatest traumas have the power to haunt us forever. Z blurs the line between what is real and what is imagination… and it’s a nightmare.
Z is directed by Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) and stars Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, and Sean Rogerson. The film enjoyed a warm...
Z chillingly challenges the idea that we can outgrow our deepest fears. The cynicism of adulthood can’t necessarily save you from the things that go bump in the night and our greatest traumas have the power to haunt us forever. Z blurs the line between what is real and what is imagination… and it’s a nightmare.
Z is directed by Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) and stars Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, and Sean Rogerson. The film enjoyed a warm...
- 5/5/2020
- by Caitlin Kennedy
- DailyDead
The month of May officially kicks off today, and that means we have a new batch of films headed to the small screen over the next few weeks to keep you entertained. Everything kicks off today with The Wretched from the Pierce Brothers, which is a super fun witch-tastic time, and then next week, digital releases amp up with a handful of releases hitting on Cinco de Mayo: Arkansas, Cry Havoc, Exorcism at 60,000 Feet, and the new Creepshow series as well.
A few days later, Z from writer/director Brandon Christensen arrives exclusively on Shudder on May 7th, and the 8th looks to be a very busy day with the digital releases of A Good Woman is Hard to Find, Vampire Burt’s Serenade, and the next installment of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series, Delivered. On May 12th, you can finally own Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man...
A few days later, Z from writer/director Brandon Christensen arrives exclusively on Shudder on May 7th, and the 8th looks to be a very busy day with the digital releases of A Good Woman is Hard to Find, Vampire Burt’s Serenade, and the next installment of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series, Delivered. On May 12th, you can finally own Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man...
- 5/1/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
With May right around the corner, Shudder is making sure horror is in full bloom with another month of movies both old and new, with their upcoming titles including Brandon Christensen's Z, the second season of Wolf Creek, Dario Argento's Tenebrae, and the ’90s slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in May, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!
"Z
Winner “Scariest Film” – Popcorn Frights
Audience Award Winner – Calgary International Film Festival
A couple is shaken to the core when their eight-year-old son begins hanging out with a creepy and ominous imaginary friend. Starring Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Stephen McHattie (Pontypool), Written...
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in May, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!
"Z
Winner “Scariest Film” – Popcorn Frights
Audience Award Winner – Calgary International Film Festival
A couple is shaken to the core when their eight-year-old son begins hanging out with a creepy and ominous imaginary friend. Starring Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Stephen McHattie (Pontypool), Written...
- 4/23/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"He saw you, too..." Shudder has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled simply Z, the latest from director Brandon Christensen (of 2017's Still/Born previously). This originally premiered at the Overlook Film Festival last year, and is debuting to watch on Shudder this May. A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary (or not?) friend that he calls "Z". Another tale of "parental terror" from the filmmaker behind Still/Born. The film stars Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean Rogerson, Sara Canning, and Stephen McHattie. It doesn't particularly seem like anything we haven't seen before, but the creepy monster reveal is a bit jolting. Horror fans definitely don't want to miss this one. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Brandon Christensen's Z movie, direct from YouTube: A couple is shaken to the core when their 8-year-old son begins hanging out with a creepy and ominous imaginary friend.
- 4/19/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Tagline: "Z Wants to Play." Z is the name of an imaginary? monster. Z is also the title to Shudder's latest horror acquisition. From director Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) and writer Colin Minihan, this feature focuses on a young boy and the terror he materializes into reality. Shudder will release this intriguing film in May, Mother's Day weekend. As well, the film stars: Keegan Connor Tracy ("Bates Motel"), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne and Stephen McHattie. Shot in Canada, the film's available release details are hosted here. The film's trailer shows Joshua (Klyne) and the creature that stalks him. First, it appears as a drawing. Then, it takes a human-like form as it terrorizes an entire family. But, how is this monster coming into existence? Director Christensen has talked about his latest film. Christensen says of the characters: "with Z, we once again have a film about a tortured mother and father,...
- 4/17/2020
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Featuring the most shocking jump scare I've seen in years, Brandon Christensen's Z was one of my favorite films I saw last year at Popcorn Frights Film Festival (where it won the Scariest Film award), and I'm thrilled that soon horror fans can see it from the comfort of their own homes when it comes to Shudder on May 7th in the Us, Canada, UK, and Ireland.
We have the trailer and official press release with full details below, and as a special treat, you can also watch the first episode of Christensen's Scaredycats, a new project starring Christensen's sons.
Press Release: April 16, 2020 — Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories to Z, the latest horror film from director Brandon Christensen (Still/Born). The film, which stars Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson...
We have the trailer and official press release with full details below, and as a special treat, you can also watch the first episode of Christensen's Scaredycats, a new project starring Christensen's sons.
Press Release: April 16, 2020 — Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories to Z, the latest horror film from director Brandon Christensen (Still/Born). The film, which stars Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson...
- 4/16/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: AMC Networks’ streamer Shudder has picked up rights on Brandon Christensen’s Z and will premiere the movie May 7.
The film follows a young mother who begins to fear her introverted son’s imaginary friend, Z, may be terrifyingly real. The release is being timed for Mother’s Day.
Pic stars Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Stephen McHattie (Pontypool). Christensen wrote the screenplay with Colin Minihan. Chris Ball, Kurtis David Harder, Christensen and Minihan produced.
The deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto on behalf of Shudder and by ICM on behalf of the filmmakers.
Genre-focused VOD service Shudder is available in the U.S.
The film follows a young mother who begins to fear her introverted son’s imaginary friend, Z, may be terrifyingly real. The release is being timed for Mother’s Day.
Pic stars Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters), Jett Klyne (The Boy), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Stephen McHattie (Pontypool). Christensen wrote the screenplay with Colin Minihan. Chris Ball, Kurtis David Harder, Christensen and Minihan produced.
The deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto on behalf of Shudder and by ICM on behalf of the filmmakers.
Genre-focused VOD service Shudder is available in the U.S.
- 4/16/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The horrors of having an imaginative youngster have been explored countless times with every twist in the book, from The Babadook to Hide and Seek to Mama and Before I Wake. So 2019’s festival fright Z had a high mountain to climb to stand out from the rest. Though it tries to stand out with its own twists on the tale, what really sets Z apart from its cohorts is its scares. Directing from a screenplay he wrote with his Still/Born writing partner, Colin Minihan, Brandon Christensen creates a tormenting fright worthy of mentioning alongside the greats noted above.
Keegan Connor Tracy stars as Elizabeth, or Beth, a mother trying her best to care for her troubled son, Joshua (Jett Klyne), and manage her husband, Kevin (Sean Rogerson), while taking on her sick mother and her struggling sister. When Joshua seems to be having some trouble at school, and...
Keegan Connor Tracy stars as Elizabeth, or Beth, a mother trying her best to care for her troubled son, Joshua (Jett Klyne), and manage her husband, Kevin (Sean Rogerson), while taking on her sick mother and her struggling sister. When Joshua seems to be having some trouble at school, and...
- 12/4/2019
- by Lindsay Traves
- DailyDead
This October, the Telluride Horror Show celebrated 10 years of fine horror programming. Held annually in Telluride, Colorado, this film festival prides itself on bringing an eclectic selection of feature films and shorts from the horror genre. In my third consecutive year of attendance, I navigated the programming guide like a veteran and did not sit through one screening that I hated. Here are my thoughts on two heavily psychological terror journeys, Z and 1Br, two of my favorites from the weekend.
Z: I can attest, from personal experience, that parenting is inherently creepy as hell. Children, specifically, are creepy as hell. The entire time you are shepherding this fledgling life you created, you are doubting every decision, overanalyzing every behavior, and unintentionally passing on your own issues. And this is on a good day.
Brandon Christensen's Z takes this already unnerving and relatable foundation and liberally spreads on the layer of an imaginary friend.
Z: I can attest, from personal experience, that parenting is inherently creepy as hell. Children, specifically, are creepy as hell. The entire time you are shepherding this fledgling life you created, you are doubting every decision, overanalyzing every behavior, and unintentionally passing on your own issues. And this is on a good day.
Brandon Christensen's Z takes this already unnerving and relatable foundation and liberally spreads on the layer of an imaginary friend.
- 10/23/2019
- by Christina Bergling
- DailyDead
Territory deals include Latin America, Japan and Cis.
London-based sales and financing company Amp International has secured a string of deals on its Canadian horror Z.
The film has sold to Latin America (Imagem), Japan (New Select), Cis (Paradise Mgn), Pan Asian Ptv/Ott (Fox Networks Group Asia), Middle East (Front Row), Greece (Odeon), Philippines and Malaysia (Metropolis Television Inc), Indonesia and Vietnam (Pt Cahaya Prima Film), Taiwan (Movie Cloud) and Thailand (SahaMongkol).
Z is the second collaboration between writer-director Brandon Christensen and writer-producer Colin Minhan. Their previous film Still/Born was distributed internationally after premiering at the Overlook Film Festival.
London-based sales and financing company Amp International has secured a string of deals on its Canadian horror Z.
The film has sold to Latin America (Imagem), Japan (New Select), Cis (Paradise Mgn), Pan Asian Ptv/Ott (Fox Networks Group Asia), Middle East (Front Row), Greece (Odeon), Philippines and Malaysia (Metropolis Television Inc), Indonesia and Vietnam (Pt Cahaya Prima Film), Taiwan (Movie Cloud) and Thailand (SahaMongkol).
Z is the second collaboration between writer-director Brandon Christensen and writer-producer Colin Minhan. Their previous film Still/Born was distributed internationally after premiering at the Overlook Film Festival.
- 11/20/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK sales outfit Amp International has boarded international sales on horror film Z, about a family who finds itself terrorized by the eight-year-old son’s imaginary friend.
The genre pic, which completed principle photography last month in and around Calgary, marks the second collaboration between writer-director Brandon Christensen and writer-producer Colin Minihan. Their previous movie Still/Born debuted at Overlook Film Festival and was picked up by Vertical Entertainment for the U.S.
Starring are Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters) and Jett Klyne (Sky Scraper). Producers are Minihan, Christensen, Kurtis David Harder, and Chris Ball. ICM reps North America. Above is a first look at the movie.
Tribeca and SXSW alum Minihan directed 2011 horror Grave Encounters and most recently the IFC Midnight pick-up What Keeps You Alive.
Amp’s slate also includes Romola Garai’s Outside, Flash Gordon doc Life After Flash and comedy James Vs His Future Self.
The genre pic, which completed principle photography last month in and around Calgary, marks the second collaboration between writer-director Brandon Christensen and writer-producer Colin Minihan. Their previous movie Still/Born debuted at Overlook Film Festival and was picked up by Vertical Entertainment for the U.S.
Starring are Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters) and Jett Klyne (Sky Scraper). Producers are Minihan, Christensen, Kurtis David Harder, and Chris Ball. ICM reps North America. Above is a first look at the movie.
Tribeca and SXSW alum Minihan directed 2011 horror Grave Encounters and most recently the IFC Midnight pick-up What Keeps You Alive.
Amp’s slate also includes Romola Garai’s Outside, Flash Gordon doc Life After Flash and comedy James Vs His Future Self.
- 10/16/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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